Université de Fribourg

Morphogenesis of the Sarine canyon in the Plateau Molasse, Switzerland: new data from an archaeological site

Braillard, Luc ; Mauvilly, Michel

In: Geographica Helvetica, 2008, vol. 63, no. 3, p. 181-187

The 50 to 100 metre deep canyon of the Sarine River that develops north of the prealpine front in the Molasse Plateau is classically attributed to postglacial erosion. However, the discovery of a Mesolithic archaeological site (~ 8600 years cal. BP), located at the bottom of the gorge five metres above the actual river bed, has evident implications for the canyons morphogenesis. This new...

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